Original* Germany, Ot. An Organisation Todt Armband (Organisation Todt Armband). N 106. Original* Germany, Ot. An Organisation Todt Armband (Organisation Todt Armband). N 106. Antique & Militaria

A well-preserved Organisation Todt armband, of multi-piece construction, consisting of a red cotton twill NSDAP-style armband with the exterior bearing a white cotton disc measuring 98 mm in diameter, overlaid by a dyed black mobile swastika, with an additional narrow white cotton band stitched onto the upper edge, the exterior bearing a dyed black inscription of “ORG. TODT” in Fraktur script, unmarked, measuring 18 cm (folded) x 16 cm and a Nazi unit ink stamp to the rear. In overall near extremely fine condition. (Organisation Todt was a civil and military engineering organisation in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, named for its founder, Fritz Todt, an engineer and senior member of the Nazi Party. The organisation was responsible for a huge range of engineering projects both in Nazi Germany and in occupied territories from France to the Soviet Union during the Second World War. The organisation became notorious for using forced labour. From 1943 until 1945 during the late phase of the Third Reich, OT administered all constructions of concentration camps to supply forced labour to industry). The price includes UK delivery. N 106.